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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Riley37" data-source="post: 6477367" data-attributes="member: 6786839">Oooh. A sentient ring with Charm powers, usable by the wielder, and also by the ring itself. If the wearer crosses the path of someone who's an even better candidate to wear it, then the ring gives that person the Suggestion, "You want that ring. You'd do anything to get that ring." One clue: the owner tries to use a power, and that ring's daily uses are all gone, because the ring itself has used them up, whoops.Personality of the ring might be kinda like some of the nasty AI in Shadowrun, or in "Fire upon the Deep" by Vinge. The ring measures its success in terms of how many people are under the control (magical, military, political or economic) of the person wearing the ring.Alternate version: an enchanter makes nine copies of such a ring. Each ring also makes its wearer vulnerable to being controlled by the enchanter. He figures, wait a few years, see how far they get taking things over, and THEN take direct control over whoever happens to be wearing the rings. However, one of the rings, having come into contact with many minds, develops self-aware autonomy, and does NOT want to be reunited with its creator.</blockquote>